ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 22 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Kansas Opposes Proposed $128 Million Evergy Rate Increase * # Jul 22, 2025 by AFP TOPEKA, KS - Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) criticized a proposed a proposed $128 million energy rate increase on Tuesday by Evergy, calling the move a money grab by a state-backed energy monopoly. If approved, the rate hike would result in an overall increase of 9.6% f  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Researchers develop the first assembled genome of a soft tick By Homa Warren Researchers with Baylor College of Medicine and Texas A&M AgriLife Research collaborated with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, SCINet project and Ag100Pest Initiative to assemble the first genome for a soft tick, Ornithodoros turicata. Their findings were published in G3: Genes | Genom  more

CALGARY, Alberta, July 22 -- The Canadian Pacific Kansas City issued the following news release: * * * CPKC, CSX create faster freight solutions with Southeast Mexico Express Direct Class I connection brings new competition, links U.S Southeast to Texas and Mexico markets Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX:CP) (NYSE:CP) (CPKC) and CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) (CSX) have created a new rail transportation routing option for customers across the southern U.S. with the Southeast Mexico Express (S  more

CANTON, Ohio, July 22 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Chiefs press on with stadium negotiations on both sides of Kansas-Missouri state line * ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs are making progress in stadium negotiations with lawmakers on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri state line, thought it remains unclear whether the team will stay at Arrowhead Stadium or ultimately move elsewhere. The Chiefs recently were granted an extension  more

OLATHE, Kansas, July 23 -- Garmin, a global positioning system technology developer for automotive, aviation, marine, outdoor and sport activities and utilities, issued the following news release: * * * Garmin announces Tucson courses for Garmin Marathon Series Scenic routes showcase natural beauty and cultural highlights throughout Tucson * OLATHE, Kan./July 22, 2025 - Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced the full marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K courses for the Garmin Marathon Series i  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Haynes Boone Represents Blackjack Natural Resources in Formation and Equity Commitment Haynes Boone served as legal counsel to Blackjack Natural Resources, LLC (Blackjack) in the company's formation and equity commitment from Pearl Energy Investments (Pearl). Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Blackjack is a newly formed upstream oil and gas company with a goal of investing in the greater Mid-Contin  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICMYI: Estes Joins Fox & Friends * U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined Fox & Friends to discuss the loss of his intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, crime in Washington D.C., and more. See below for highlights and watch the interview on YouTube and Rumble. On Eric's legacy and the impact he left on Congressman Estes' office: "It's really a sad story, because you have such a great person, like Eric  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 23 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Insight from KU Center for Public Partnerships and Research helps Michigan reimagine anti-poverty strategies A recent partnership between the University of Kansas Achievement & Assessment Institute's Center for Public Partnerships and Research (CPPR) and the state of Michigan has led to new insights about how Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funding is used -- and how it might be refined to be  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 22 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Kansas-Based Strive Pledges No Animal Tests, Earning PETA Praise * Wichita, Kansas - Locally headquartered Strive --an innovative maker of animal-free dairy milks--receives kudos from PETA today for signing on to a groundbreaking new Eat Without Experiments program that helps shoppers identify food and beverage companies that don't test on animals. The Eat   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Logan County Board of County Commissioners, Oakley, Kansas, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior urging revisions to the Black-Footed Ferret Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement. The letter highlights procedural and technical policy issues that are believed to impose unwarranted restrictions on adjacent, non-participating landholders, disenfranchising the public by obstructing formal reviews of Monitoring Plans and Maps as required  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 22 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * NAIA Announces Multi-Year Partnership with AMI Graphics * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has signed a multi-year partnership with AMI Graphics as the Official Large Format Print and Signage Provider of the NAIA. As part of the agreement, AMI Graphics will provide high-quality signage and branding  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Sen. Moran's Legislation to Prohibit VA Senior Executives from Exploiting PACT Act Bonuses * WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - to prohibit PACT Act Critical Skill Incentive (CSI) payments from going to Senior Executive Service employees at the Department of   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Introduces Legislation to Strengthen Agricultural Supply Chain * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) led 16 of his colleagues in introducing legislation to remove regulatory roadblocks for heavy vehicle operators when renewing their commercial driver's licenses (CDL). The Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act enables seasonal drivers to renew their CDL onli  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Schmidt Highlights Wins in Defense Bill * WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) today highlighted wins he secured for Kansas and for military families in H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA). The legislation passed the House Armed Services Committee by a vote of 55-2. It i  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 23 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Paleontologists will convene in Kansas to boost sharing and crediting of scholarly data A conclave of about 20 prominent paleontologists, data scientists and editors from academic journals will gather Aug. 4-5 at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum to improve how data is shared among professionals in the field -- and beyond. The event, supported by the National Scienc  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study finds news releases written by humans more credible than AI content This news release was written by a real-life human being. Trust me. New research from the University of Kansas has found that when people are told a news release addressing a corporate crisis was written by a human instead of by artificial intelligence, they find it more credible and the organization more trustworthy. As AI  more